Walking doll push toy



`July 2, 1957 v. GRADwoHL 2,797,528

v WALKING DOLL. PUSH Toy Filed -Maroh'12, 1954 u O O0 IIIIM Z J1? mlm A .INVENTORL VIOLETGRADWOHL VBYWW y United States Parc-n50 or pushed ahead, to arrange the means transmitting movewA mem fromfsthe'rwheelsfte"theiabutmentsiint@substantially concealed postioneunderaa,platform'ofthe frame, and thereby tosimulate a walkingvbod .ina nove1 .easily,.op :erfable and amusingnnan'ner.`

*e other """bjeets are t6 `u' Iive wthe alignments an the feet' in' a horizontal 'diree'tionj'pafllel to fthpl tform of the frame, thereby' tepr'vide "naturally, flap string `walkt' prvde'sleds guided by thefrane fo'rh support of 'the'moving' abutinnts,`"to""move 'these sleds"`to""and fthe sledsreccentrically, and-.thereby.togprovidee simple and reliablemeans for'an accurate movement of'the abutments.

Further objects are to provide a frame which can be used with different dolls, to attach a doll to this frame exchangeably, to provide the frame with a pole and with a belt attached thereto at a level which corresponds to the level of the waist of the doll whereby said belt can be used for attaching the doll to the frame in a manner in which the attaching belt appears as a natural accessory of the dolls clothing, and to support the doll body by the pole so that the feet depend into the space between the abutments and can be moved by the latter in a natural manner. Y

Still other objects are to drive the toy in the forward walking direction of the doll optionally by push or by pull, to provide a handle for this purpose which can be optionally affixed at the rear or at the front of the frame, to adjust the length of the handle according to the size of the child operating the toy, to provide a leg which enables the toy to stand upright, and to connect this leg with the handle whereby the leg changes its position relatively to the frame when the handle is transferred from one side to the other so that the leg will always be at the heavy handle side of the toy.

Still other objects and advantages will appear from the following description of an exemplifying embodiment of my invention, from the appended claims and from the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 shows a partly sectional side view of an illustrative embodiment of my invention, the sectionally represented parts being cut along the broken line 1-1 in Fig. 3.

Fig. 2 shows a front View of the same embodiment.

Fig. 3 shows a bottom view of the same embodiment.

Fig. 4 shows a top view of the same embodiment.

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v Patented JulyfZ, 1957 ICC A.2 5.-'shows'a`fsidefview of the same-embodiment rep- .1resen tedi onvaf smaller scale' than Figs. 1-to-4.

f InfFigsclf-to 4;the' dolly is omitted'anda' portion'of the -ifhandleisfbroken olf. 5 `-Referrir1g-todzhe drawing; numeralv 24 indicates* a ysubastantallyt horizontal platformy from* whichetwo sidewalls 1:3' extend fdownward. Co-axial axles 4 passfthrough-bores or bearings in the walls 3 andf'arefaixed yto wheels l'5. -A ferank'shaft connectsthefacingy ends ofi the-axles 4 and lo-ehasi'twoL-eccentric portions' lorcra'nlc` pins r7 -extendingat .epposite sideseof'the axis of the axles 4.

`4.Eaclrcranlcpin passes 'through Vone of: two-vertically v l`,slottedypieces'i Sewhich -may have vvertically extending' walls including a narrowspace. Thef'top of 'ea'ch-piecefS' forms mm elongated; 'horizontally 'extending bar". 9 of preferably vtrectarglgular rand.-hollow: shape. Thisbar -flts al guide memfieber: lleslidably whereby :the 'piece' i8 forms a slide member wor sled. 1 Theftwo guide members' 11 are `positioned under rfandipermanentlyfaixed to the-g platform Y 2 4and l'are open hatffthe bot-tom --toallowv movementl of `the ldownward/ex- `f'tendfinggpoptions'of thefsIedS-FS. An radditional guidance ...aston the sledt-may-.beiprovided byY ybolts 12a-passing through -e boresfof1hebars9 horizontallyfand reaching 'fthr-oughslots e113 fin tthesides. off-the 'guide f members "11. "i .The i slots @13 have a length sufficient to allowsmovement'- ofthe sleds .ewithwthebolts.f12x to and froasfarfas'corresponds to the eeceentricityeofvthe:crankpins 17. Y A pin on post/14 islaiixedltoand-extends:-verticallyeupwardf-rom each sledf-'S fand reaches' throu`gh-a1-slot15 '-whielf;extends-=through thevupper: side ofe-thetguidem'em- .eben-e1lffandthrough# the platform 2. .'Alsoltthe slots 15 .gehave-ae-length:suicient to allow movementvofhefsled 8 i.was:farseas \-this=sled is .driven by the crank-pins -17 :The top of each pin 14 carries a plate 16 from the frontend rear: endzroff-w'hich abutments-17 "rise Preferably the piece 16:-'17-1 is? madel of transparent plastic Lmaterial i in .uoxdersvtdrnake this: piece 'less conspicuous.

A pole 18 is aflixed to and rises vertically from the center of the rear end of the platform 2. This pole holds a doll 19'preferably in the following manner: A belt 21 passes through a slot 22 crossing the pole 18 and is fastened about the waist of the doll 19 so that the pole is concealed behind the doll and the belt appears as a part of the dolls clothing.

The feet 23 of the doll form the lower ends of legs 24 which are movably connected to the dolls trunk in any well known manner whereby the feet can rnove to and fro. Each foot 23 reaches into the space of a pair of abutments 17 aixed to the same plate 16.

The platform 2, walls 3, guides 11 and pole 18 form together a frame which is supported on the wheels 5 and which is provided with driving means, preferably, in the following manner: A tubular or channeled member 25 is affixed to the lower side of the platform 2 near the rear end thereof and has an opening facing toward the rear side of the toy. An identical member 25 is affixed under the front end of the platform and has an opening toward the front side of the toy. A handle has an end portion 26 snugly fitting the opening or channel of either member 25. Another, elongated portion 27 of the handle extends from the end 26 in angular direction upward away from the frame. A leg 28 is affixed to the handle where the portions 26 and 27 meet and reaches down almost as far as the wheels 5 whereby, when the handle is not held, the toy will tilt a little to the side of the handles and will rest stably on the leg 28 and the wheels 5. The parts 26, 27 and 28 may be made of tubes which are connected, for example, by welding. The handle portion 27 preferably comprises a plurality of telescopically engaging 70 parts. For example, an upper end portion 29 enters a lower portion of the handle slidably whereby the length of the handle can be adjusted according to the size of the 3 child using the toy. The adjusted length of the handle can be fixed in any known and suitable manner, for example, by means of a screw 31.

The drawing shows the handle attached to the rear of ,the frame so that the toy can be pushed in-:the -forward walking direction of the doll, If it is desired-to'pullthe toy in this direction, the handleis disengag edfrom the shown position and is secured to thefrontof the frame by inserting the handle end 26into thefront, member 25.

This transfers simultaneously the leg 28 from the-rear side to the front so that the toy can stand also in the latter position of the handle.

When thetoy is pushed or pulled,` the wheels -5 roll along the ground and turn the crank shaft 6 whereby the sleds 8 engaged by the crank pins `7 are caused tooscillate in the Walking direction. The abutments- 17v oscillating with the sleds 8 move the feet 23 to and froina manner simulating `Walking movements ofthedoll. l i fr i The doll 19 may be replaced by another doll. Any doll used in the described toy may be'madeand clothed in well known manner like any ordinary doll. I Thesizes of the exchangeable dolls may vary incertain limits, and the height and length of the belt 21 can be easily adapted to these different sizes. An adaptation of the steps ymade by the feet results from the fact that feet ofsmallerdolls will not fill the space between the abutments 17' completely, but will reach between the abutments with some clearance whereby the abutments will transfer only a part of their oscillating movement to the feet.` f

I desire it understood that my invention-is-not confined tothe particular embodiment shown and described,

i thev same being merely illustrative, and that my invention may be carried out in other Ways within the scope of the appended claims without departing from thelsprit of my invention as it is obvious that the particular e'mbodiment shown and described is only one of the many that may be employed to attain the objects of my invention. t l

Having described the nature of my invention, what I claim and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. Apparatus for moving the legs of a doll -to simulate a walking motion of the doll, including, a frame, at least a pair of guide members on the frame, each guide member extending along rthe frame in a direction having a substantial longitudinal component, at least a pair of bars each slidable within a different one of the guide members, at least a pair of sleds each extending from a different one of the bars in a direction having a substantial vertical componentfor movement with the bars, each of the sleds being slotted in a direction having a sub stantial vertical component, an eccentric crank disposed within the slots in the sleds and rotatable with the wheels for converting the rotary movements of the wheels into reciprocating movements of the sleds and bars in the guide members, the frame being slotted above the bars in a di rection corresponding to the reciprocating movements of the bars, at least a pair of plates each being coupled to a different one of the bars through a different one of the slots in the frame for transferring the reciprocating movement of the bars to thelegs of the` doll, a channeled member` attached to. the framea handle supported by the channeled member and extending upwardly fromthe frameflfor facilitating movement of .the apparatus, and

' a leg extending downwardly from the handle for producing a stabilized resting of the,apparatus `port member'extends upwardly `from theframe and re- 2 Apparatus as set forth in` claim 1, in which a supceives a belt yfor strapping the doll in fixed position with r the feet` of. the doll disposed on the plates for reciprocating motion. so

References Cited the tile of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,355,789 Williamson ocr. 12, 1920 1,451,390 Hendrix L Apr. 10, 1923 `1,613,424 Wetzell Jan. 4, 1927 1,623,039 Babbitt Apr. 5, 1927 1,960,981 Stocker May 29, 1934 2,465,301 A Warner Mar. 22, 1949 l A FOREIGN PATENTS 332,027 Great Britain July 17, 1930 

